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When it comes to betting on sports, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio is a man of his word.

If there was any silver lining for Mets fans after New York lost to the Kansas City Royals 4-1 in the World Series, it was that they got to see their city's mayor, a man who governs over about 8.5 million people, sing a 56-year-old blues song surrounded by ballerinas.

Shortly before the World Series, de Blasio reached out to Kansas City mayor Sly James with the bet: Losing team's mayor sings the winner's song in a jersey. Had the Mets won, James would've sang "New York, New York" and given de Blasio a little Kansas City BBQ.

Here's the result:

That's the American Ballet Theatre backing de Blasio up on "Kansas City," an old standard sung by countless bands, not least of them The Beatles. (Here's their version.) If you had to describe de Blasio's performance in one word, what would it be? Would it be "frosty"?

Royals or Giants in World Series?

The World Series starts Tuesday night in Kansas City. The Royals are aiming for their first title since 1985. The San Francisco Giants, meanwhile, are looking for their third championship in five years. Which team will win?

Royals-Orioles in ALCS

The Baltimore Orioles aren't exactly surprises to reach the ALCS; they controlled the AL East for months and tied for the second-best record in MLB. The Kansas City Royals, though, continued their dream run by dispatching the AL West's two teams in the wild-card game (Oakland A's) and ALDS (Los Angeles Angels, in a sweep). Which will earn a trip to the World Series?

Which team will win the American League Championship Series?

53%

Royals

47%

Orioles

(Total votes: 512,073)

Which team are you rooting for in the American League Championship Series?

Isn't it annoying when your job conflicts with your favorite team's most important games? We all know that feeling -- you want to be cheering your squad like a normal fan, but instead you've been reduced to furtively checking your phone during the world's longest and most boring meeting. Whoever was running the Kansas City Police Department's Twitter feed last night decided to plead with anyone who'd listen to just hold off with the law-breaking until the Royals game was over:

We really need everyone to not commit crimes and drive safely right now. We'd like to hear the @Royals clinch this.

We feel for you, anonymous social media officer. We really do. Fortunately for the good people of Kansas City, their team pulled it out in dramatic fashion, leaving the Kansas City police department with nothing but well-wishes for everyone involved:

Wow, just wow. OK, everyone, you deserve to celebrate this @Royals win. Keep it safe & classy, #KC. We know you will.